OREANDA-NEWS. November 19, 2007. TMK, one of the world’s largest oil and gas pipe producers and the market leader of the Russian pipe industry, on November 15 announced that new hot rolling and finishing equipment had been installed at its Volzhsky Pipe Plant subsidiary. According to TMK press service, the installation of this new equipment, in line with TMK’s Strategic Investment Programme, will increase output and quality as well as enhance Company’s premium product range. This new equipment will produce 146 to 178 mm premium pipes with 7.3 mm wall thickness and 12 m lengths and will increase Volzhsky Pipe Plant’s annual premium production capacity by 75 thousand tonnes. These new pipes are manufactured with a high degree of accuracy and offer a minimum wall tolerance and enhanced performance characteristics.